2010 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

The seal used in the headlight housing is of cheap quality. It rained yesterday and both the headlights of my car were filled with moisture. The car has never been in an accident not there are any dents or broken parts around the headlight housing that will cause this issue. The headlights stopped working and it became hazardous driving condition. This has been a common problem in this year and generation of SRX but my vehicle didn’t have any recalls but yet I’m facing this problem

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS SINCE THE DAY IT FIRST RAINED AND I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. NOW THE LIGHTS HAVE DIMMED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND FLICKER AS I DRIVE AT NIGHT CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BULBS AND FUSES TO NO AVAIL. THE SEATS ACT WEIRD WHEN YOU SET THEM FOR YOURSELF OR ANOTHER DRIVER. THE WIPERS BARLEY WORK ITS LIKE DRIVING TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE.

HEADLIGHTS HAVE CONDENSATION IN THEM & VISABILITY IS ALMOST NON -EXISTANT...I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER DARK IN FEAR FOR MYSELF OR OTHER DRIVERS...

ON THE INTERSTATE (I-74 IN INDIANA) TRAVELING AT 70MPH THE REAR TOE LINK BROKE. MY CAR SWAYED TERRIBLY BACK AND FORTH AND ALMOST SPUN OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A REPAIR SHOP (NOT CADILLAC) RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THEY SAID THE REAR TOE LINK WAS BROKEN AND THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER CADILLAC SAID BACK IN 2015 (BEFORE I OWNED THE VEHICLE) THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE TOE LINKS WERE "ADJUSTED". CLEARLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER CARS EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE TO ME THIS COULD HAVE HAD DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP (AT SOME RANDOM SHOP IN INDIANA) GETTING FIXED BUT CADILLAC HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION YET BUT WILL PROVIDE IT ONCE THE CAR IS FIXED.

HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BURNING OUT. REPLACED THEN 2 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD IT. ENGINE KEEPS GOING OUT. BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $25,000. AND SPENT OVER $5000. ON THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE, TWICE. REPLACED ALL CENTERBEARINGS WITHIN 1 1/2 YEAR. ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. STILL CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

THE REAR LIFT GATE OPENS RANDOMLY. PARKED IN THE GARAGE, IT OPENS. OUT SHOPPING PARKED IN A LOT AND RETURN TO CAR AND IT'S OPEN. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IT OPENS. IT HAPPENS WHENEVER AND WHEREVER. WHEN I NOTICE THE LIFT GATE HAS OPENED, I CLOSE IT AND CHECK IT 20 MINUTES LATER ONLY TO FIND IT OPEN AGAIN.

HEADLIGHT PROBLEM, I CHANGE THE HEADLIGTS 3 YEARS BACK AT THE DEALER BECAUSE OF WATER INSIDE THE UNITS. NOW 3 YEARS LATER I DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS THE INSIDE REFLECTOR IT SEEM TO BE FOG UP OR THE REFLECTOR IS NO GOOD . THIS IS A HAZARD I CAN NOT SEE NOT EVEN A FOOT A WAY FROM INSIDE CAR. IT SEEM LIKE I'M DRIVING WITH OUT LIGHT. IS A VERY SPENCIVE FIX.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP HAS WATER INSIDE. THIS CAUSES THE HEADLIGHT TO GO OFF COMPLETELY FOR A WHILE. IT'S AS IF A SHORT EXISTS. VISIBILITY IS BAD. GM CADILLAC SENT A LETTER RECENTLY THAT A DESIGN DEFECT EXISTS. IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE, I CAN GET REIMBURSED. WELL, THE PROBLEM OCCURED ON THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. DEALERSHIP FIXED IT AND I HAD TO PAY. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM. AT THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WAS NOT SO BAD. THEY DID NOT REPLACE, BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REPLACE IT AT THE TIME. TODAY, I CALLED A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT GM WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE DONE BY SEPTEMBER 2020. HOWEVER, WHY WOULD THERE BE A LIMIT ON AN ADMITTED DESIGN DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER? IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY OPINION, AS I AM A NIGHT DRIVER IN THE RAINY PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ATTACHED ARE 2 PHOTOS. THE CLOUDY ONE IS THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW (PHOTO IMG 3203) AND THE CLEAR ONE THAT WAS REPLACED IS ON THE RIGHT (IMG 3204).

BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS CAR I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF IT HAD HEADLIGHT ISSUES GETTING MOISTURE IN AND THEN HID LIGHTS GOING OUT. I WAS TOLD NO THAT IT DID NOT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ONE MORE WEEK BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING A REPAIR ON THE IN-DASH ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP DROVE IT HOME THAT EVENING AND NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIFFERENT COLORS. WITHIN ONE WEEK WE HAD SOME RAIN, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING THIS TIME AND WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN NEXT MY FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THEY ARE A HIGH LOW BEAM HID LIGHT WHICH CANNOT STAND MOISTURE. I LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOW THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK WITH ME AS TO FIXING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I TOLD THEM IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. AND I FEEL THAT I WAS MISLED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT HAD I KNOWN AND I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN PULLED OVER IN THE SAID VEHICLE TWICE WELL I HAVE BEEN AWAITING COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AS I HAVE EMAILED MY SALESPERSON WHY AND TOLD HIM WHAT I FOUND OUT FROM A DEALERSHIP HOW THE REPAIR PROCESS IS TO WORK. I WAS TOLD BY HIM PREVIOUSLY MY SALES GUY, THAT WE WOULD BOTH GATHER INFORMATION AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD COME UP WITH I PLAN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WENT OUT MID-TO-LATE OCTOBER AND HERE IT IS DECEMBER 23RD AND I STILL HAVE NO HEADLIGHT.

THE FRONT LIGHT HAVE A RECALL YET GM TELLS ME MINE DOESN'T QUALIFY. NOW MY LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT DARK, TO SAY THE LEAST THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND GM NEEDS TO HOPE I DO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NO HEADLIGHTS AT DARK. IT IS OVER 3000.00 JUST FOR PARTS AND NO PROMISES FROM GM THIS WILL FIX OR KEEP FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEIR INTEGRITY